You can now gift iBooks on OS X and iOS
Apple has updated the iBookstore with the ability to gift iBooks on OS X and iOS. As with the App Store, simply click the down arrow next to the price of...
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YouTube finally comes to Roku
One small step for man, one giant leap for cat videos — Roku now has a dedicated YouTube channel. YouTube and Roku both announced the moved today in respective blog posts....
MyGlass companion app for Google Glass briefly appears in iOS App Store
Using Google Glass with iOS is about to get far easier. Today, Google's MyGlass, the companion app that lets users configure and manage the wearable device, briefly appeared in the...
Cornell researchers print 3D speaker
Researchers at Cornell University have successfully fabricated a working loudspeaker using a 3D printer. Their work represents one of the first times a complete electronics device has been printed from scratch...
Yahoo acquires content delivery startup PeerCDN
Yahoo has acquired PeerCDN, a small California-based startup that aims to reduce bandwidth costs for companies’ servers while decreasing content delivery response times. It is unclear what the acquisition will bring to...
Forget drones, Sphero will deliver your packages with Amazon Ground
Amazon made waves with its Amazon Air drone delivery concept, and a video of a recent test flight really brought that concept to life. Now robotics startup and iPhone-enabled toy maker...
Supercar company wants to do away with old-school windshield wipers
McLaren, the British company famous for its supercars and its involvement with Formula One racing, is focusing on fine-tuning the details: windshield wipers, to be exact. The company is reportedly working on a...
Worker killed at one of Amazon’s new Jersey warehouses
A man working at one of Amazon’s new warehouses was killed two weeks ago after being crushed by a piece of equipment, according to the Department of Labor. A worker...
Dish partners with Sprint for LTE-based home broadband trial
Dish's attempts to disrupt Sprint's buyout with SoftBank may not have come to fruition, but apparently that doesn't mean the two companies can't make up and sign a deal. The two are teaming...
Amazon could be getting a union
Amazon is the future of retail in America. Like its biggest competitors, it is not unionized. But that could change soon. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has...
PayPal acquires mobile platform provider StackMob
PayPal is showing that it’s serious about supporting developers. Today, the company announced that it has acquired mobile platform StackMob in a move that will bolster its efforts to accelerate adoption of its...
Facebook’s auto-playing video ads coming this week
Facebook will start inserting video advertisements into its users' feeds soon. TThe videos, which will apparently play automatically as they appear on any given page, will play on both the...
Samsung reportedly charging out the gates in 2014 with 4 new tablets
Samsung is planing to release a total of four new tablets in the first quarter of 2014 alone in an apparent effort to improve upon the gains that it’s made over...
Apple’s 64-bit A7 SoC ‘set off panic’ for chipmakers
Apple caught market-leading chipmakers off guard when it debuted the 64-bit A7 system-on-chip alongside the iPhone 5s in September, a move one Qualcomm insider says put the industry in panic...
Amazon reportedly buys payment startup GoPago
Amazon has purchased GoPago, a San Francisco-based tablet point-of-sale and mobile payment startup. GoPago’s platform allows users to pre-pay for goods at a participating business with a mobile app, and works...
Sprint’s 4G LTE service expands to 70 new markets
Sprint has rolled out 4G LTE service in 70 new markets this month. While still lagging behind Verizon and AT&T in regards to total coverage within North America, the addition of major markets...
Facebook launches “Donate” button for non-profits that also collects billing info for itself
Facebook unveiled a “Donate Now” button today to make it much easier for non-profits to take contributions. A nice side effect for its business? The button will collect credit card numbers and...
Nokia Camera beta app launched for all Lumia smartphones
Nokia’s Lumia Windows Phone devices with PureView cameras have had access to a custom app called “Nokia Camera” that adds more granular controls for photographers. It was first introduced on...
The revelation of the of the NSA’s spying has created a chain reaction across the globe
The revelation of the of the NSA's spying has created a chain reaction across the globe as numerous countries begin developing their own anti-spying countermeasures. Countries ranging from France...
Google is building one of the largest single-client corporate air facilities in the world
Google is reportedly spending around $82 million to build one of the world's largest, single-client, corporate air facilities for its executives. The groundbreaking for the 29-acre facility is expected to...